Dave Chappelle accepting the President's Award at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards. Monica Schipper/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Dave Chappelle has called out the Republican party for politicizing transgender jokes. "I did resent that the Republican Party ran on transgender jokes. You know, I felt like they were doing a weaponized version of what I was doing.